TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zahran,M.A.
AU  - Gilbert,Francis
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Climate - Vegetation: Afro-Asian Mediterranean and Red Sea Coastal Lands 
T2  - Plant and Vegetation,
SN  - 9789048185955
AV  - QK95 
U1  - 578.012 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Dordrecht
PB  - Springer Netherlands
KW  - Life sciences
KW  - Plant Ecology
KW  - Climatic changes
KW  - Environmental management
KW  - Nature Conservation
KW  - Life Sciences
KW  - Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
KW  - Climate Change
KW  - Environmental Management
N1  - Afro-Asian Mediterranean Coastal Lands -- Afro-Asian Red Sea Coastal Lands -- Climate–Vegetation Relationships: Perspectives -- Climate–Vegetation and Human Welfare in the Coastal Deserts
N2  - Deserts are unique ecosystems with their own biotic and abiotic components, and are often rich in renewable natural resources, the appropriate management of which can contribute significantly to the sustainable management of desert regions for the welfare of the people. Yet while there are many books on the flora of the countries fringing the important desert countries of the Mediterranean and Red Seas, there or few books reporting on their ecophysiology and vegetation ecology. This book presents the vegetation types of the African and Asian countries of the Mediterranean and Red Sea coastal regions, and discusses the ecological threats and economic applications of these critical resources. In particular, it examines the relationships between climate and vegetation, and discusses these within the context of desertification, agro-industrial applications, ecotourism and sustainable development. The book will provide a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students involved in plant ecology, biogeography, economic botany and environmental management in the Afro-Asian Mediterranean and Red Sea coastal regions, as well as other desert regions around the world
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